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harry reid saying let's not kick the can further down the road. negotiations really get under way next week when both sides of the house and the senate come back to town. >> it will be a lot of phone calls before that. you and i had a lot of fun talking about the final senate races and house races where they were all falling. where does the balance of power stand right now? >> things have changed since yesterday morning, john. take a look at this. in the senate, we called two more races yesterday afternoon. here's the breakdown in the senate. it's a little bit different than it was in the old congress. take a look at the charts here. we now have 54 democrats including one independent. as for the republicans, 45 republicans in the new senate. we also got one independent up in maine, a5 angus king. as for the house, take a look at. this we have eight races still outstanding. so we don't know where they lay right now. we have 233 republicans in the new house. we have 194 democrats which is already a slight pickup for the democrats whether it's all sa
harry reid saying let's not kick the can further down the road. negotiations really get under way next week when both sides of the house and the senate come back to town. >> it will be a lot of phone calls before that. you and i had a lot of fun talking about the final senate races and house races where they were all falling. where does the balance of power stand right now? >> things have changed since yesterday morning, john. take a look at this. in the senate, we called two more...
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harry reid's charge is totally false. >> john, he's speaking about the democratic leader harry reid who lodged this controversial charge that in fact he learned that mitt romney wasn't paying taxes and in fact harry reid responded yesterday to mitt romney. let's take a look at what he had to say. we'll believe it when we see it. until mitt romney releases his tax returns, americans will continue to wonder what he's hiding. heading into election day, this is going to be one of the major issues we'll hear from democrats. >> mark preston, great talking to you today. >>> 33 minutes past the hour. the former president of the national border patrol union has been indicted by a federal grand jury. terrence bonner is accused of diverting union funds for personal travel and sports tickets and portable drives to store pornography. >>> the controversial keystone pipe line has broke ground. it was met with heavy protest yesterday. one group has threatened sit-ins and other acts of civil diso bead yens, official for the international portion. pipeline is still pending. president obama rejected that
harry reid's charge is totally false. >> john, he's speaking about the democratic leader harry reid who lodged this controversial charge that in fact he learned that mitt romney wasn't paying taxes and in fact harry reid responded yesterday to mitt romney. let's take a look at what he had to say. we'll believe it when we see it. until mitt romney releases his tax returns, americans will continue to wonder what he's hiding. heading into election day, this is going to be one of the major...
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. >> harry reid -- >> i don't think so, yeah. >> interview in the huffington post, harry reid brings back the tax issue and i wonder if this will be an issue that keeps coming back because we know the romney campaign will not release anymore of the candidate's tax returns. he said this, a month ago, reid said, a person who invested with bain capital, who he did not name, called his office, quote, harry, he didn't pay taxes for ten years, reid recounted the person as saying, he didn't pay taxes for ten years, now do i know that's true? i'm not certain, said reid. but obviously he can't release the tax returns, how would it look. that's from "the huffing ton post" yesterday. do you think things like that will make him change his position and release the taxes? >> i always thought that mitt romney would ultimately cave but not over what harry reid is saying. there's a post that either harry reid is lying or the person who told the story is lying because mathematically is would be impossible from what we know, it couldn't be that way. yeah, i think this story will continue to dog mitt ro
. >> harry reid -- >> i don't think so, yeah. >> interview in the huffington post, harry reid brings back the tax issue and i wonder if this will be an issue that keeps coming back because we know the romney campaign will not release anymore of the candidate's tax returns. he said this, a month ago, reid said, a person who invested with bain capital, who he did not name, called his office, quote, harry, he didn't pay taxes for ten years, reid recounted the person as saying, he...
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futures, though, are actually higher. >> that's because harry reid and mitch mcconnell are saying they're going to sit down and come up with something this morning. there is no extra time to spare now. they got to get it done before the rest of the world and the financial situation crumbles. >> when you talk about that downgrade that warning, when did that happen? at what point do they say they're actually going to downgrade? >> that's what we don't know. we are all watching with bated breath this deal. >> they could do it at anytime. >> i wonder about the deadlines is my question. you have the october 17th deadline and then they throw on the november 1st deadline. >> if you read between the lines of what fitch is saying, no matter what you do, we're disgusted with the u.s. already. >> that's right. >> kind of across the country, other country, also feeling exactly the same way. it's like how dare you do this to your own economy when it affects us as well. >> exactly, especially when you talk about china and russia with so much debt. >>> we like to start on a positive note. >> marybel is
futures, though, are actually higher. >> that's because harry reid and mitch mcconnell are saying they're going to sit down and come up with something this morning. there is no extra time to spare now. they got to get it done before the rest of the world and the financial situation crumbles. >> when you talk about that downgrade that warning, when did that happen? at what point do they say they're actually going to downgrade? >> that's what we don't know. we are all watching...
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harry reid to sit down with us! let's solve the problem! >> reporter: jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >> of the got ficials say small and spanish language insurance enrollment services will not begin as planned on october 1st. these folks will not be able to enroll online until november. instead they have to use old-fashioned faxes or paper forms in the mail. this, of course, is designed to get as many on the health rolls as possible but it adds the delay of a clunky fallout. >>> at the united nations, agreement among the major players on a security council resolution on syria. it would impose legally finding obligations on the syrian government to eliminate chemical weapons. a state department official called it breakthrough through hard-fought diplomacy. the official says the syrian resolution makes it clear there will be consequences if the assad regime fails to comply. >>> secretary of state john kerry is expressive optimism. the secretary of state called the first productive, but said there is a lot of work to be done. he praised ira
harry reid to sit down with us! let's solve the problem! >> reporter: jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >> of the got ficials say small and spanish language insurance enrollment services will not begin as planned on october 1st. these folks will not be able to enroll online until november. instead they have to use old-fashioned faxes or paper forms in the mail. this, of course, is designed to get as many on the health rolls as possible but it adds the delay of a clunky fallout....
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. >> so far, majority leader harry reid is telling the republicans to jump in the lake. >> he is say the highway or the biway. the president saying i will shut down the government if you don't give me everything i want on obamacare. >> reporter: they argued. they budged. demanding the president's health care program be delayed after initially voting to defund it altogether. but senate democratic leader harry reid won't put this latest house passed bill up for a vote and president obama met sunday afternoon with his economic team at the white house has threatened to veto of any measure that delays or defunds obama care. >> let me repeat it. that's not going to happen. >> reporter: the senate is expected to strip out the obamacare delay today and send it right back to the house. meanwhile, the clock is ticking toward midnight when a government shutdown would close national parks, furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers, and stall new passport applications. there was one area of possible agreement. repeal of attacks on medical devices included in the bill republicans passed th
. >> so far, majority leader harry reid is telling the republicans to jump in the lake. >> he is say the highway or the biway. the president saying i will shut down the government if you don't give me everything i want on obamacare. >> reporter: they argued. they budged. demanding the president's health care program be delayed after initially voting to defund it altogether. but senate democratic leader harry reid won't put this latest house passed bill up for a vote and...
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. >> harry reid? >> i know him. i, again, think they are all working -- they have different views and different point of view different from mine in these two cases, but harry reid is a pretty tough guy. he's a pretty strong guy and he's a very worthy opponent. >> would you hire him? >> i'd hire him. i don't know if i'd hire him on the country but i'd like to have him on my side. >> reporter: obama care? obama care is a disaster. obama care, i would fire. >> well, much more diplomatic donald trump. mellowed him out last night. >> he started with john boehner because we didn't know who he was talking about. what was that? >> he waffled at t. he said he is trying, he is trying, is he trying, harry reid, he is trying. >>> glee actor cory monteith is being remembered by his fellow cast members. he was a high school quarterback and "glee" club member. he died in july from a toxic mix of heroin and alcohol. it was not mentioned on the show. only that his character had died a few weeks earlier. >> everyone wants to talk ab
. >> harry reid? >> i know him. i, again, think they are all working -- they have different views and different point of view different from mine in these two cases, but harry reid is a pretty tough guy. he's a pretty strong guy and he's a very worthy opponent. >> would you hire him? >> i'd hire him. i don't know if i'd hire him on the country but i'd like to have him on my side. >> reporter: obama care? obama care is a disaster. obama care, i would fire. >>...
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senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnoll. they say they are trying to work out their own deal and try to force the house's hands. >> i think there is a view in the senate that we have to take over. that the house will get nothing done. but hopefully, if we can pass something with a broad bipartisan majority the house will act. >> we have 13 compromises to open the government this week and diagrams have emocrats haveh one of them. we are borrowing more than a million dollars every minute so we do have to address that. >> so the new sticking point this morning appears to be on the question of spending with republicans objecting to a plan, democratic plan that would have restored some cuts in effect as a result of the sequester. the forced spending cuts. all this is happening as the deadline for dealing with this grows closer and closer and closer. >> 32 minutes past the hour. a weekend protest over the government shutdown spreading from the world war ii in washington to the white house. backers of the tea party rallied and face
senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnoll. they say they are trying to work out their own deal and try to force the house's hands. >> i think there is a view in the senate that we have to take over. that the house will get nothing done. but hopefully, if we can pass something with a broad bipartisan majority the house will act. >> we have 13 compromises to open the government this week and diagrams have emocrats haveh one of them. we are borrowing more than a million dollars...
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. >> reporter: lo and behold two experienced capitol hill brawlers and senate majority leader harry reid and senate minority leader rich mcconnoll may have found the path to budget piece in california. >> wernts there yet and tremendous progress and everyone needs to be patient. >> reporter: both men shared the news on the senate floor they are close to a deal that would reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling before a potential default in less than two days. >> i think it's safe to say we have made substantial progress and we look forward to making more progress in the near future. >> is there a deal? >> reporter: but as vice president joe biden indicated by staying mum on the subject, it's not over yet. here is how the deal would work. the government funded through mid january. the debt ceiling extended to early february. in a nongop opposition to obama care changes to that law are also under consideration including new income verification for health care subsidies. those are tweak to obama care the president may not support and he is all but pressuring the republican
. >> reporter: lo and behold two experienced capitol hill brawlers and senate majority leader harry reid and senate minority leader rich mcconnoll may have found the path to budget piece in california. >> wernts there yet and tremendous progress and everyone needs to be patient. >> reporter: both men shared the news on the senate floor they are close to a deal that would reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling before a potential default in less than two days....
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both senators harry reid and nancy pelosi have opposed that idea in the past. he says the president can get them to budge. >> yeah, the president essentially wants what he calls balance. either you increase revenue or you, you know, decrease the spending or you try to find some type of balance. when he gets into these democratic side, they don't want programs to be cut on the backs of, let's say, the recipients, middle class recipients. here's nancy pelosi and how she explains that. >> whatever adjustments would be made in social security should be there to strengthen social security, not to subsidize a tax cut for the wealthiest people in america and say that's how we balance the budget. the same thing with medicaid and medicare. again, we have said we support a grand bargain. >> grand bargain. so right now, i think you'd have to say the democrats feel that after the election, they have some type of mandate. the republicans obviously don't agree, but the democrats want to strike while the iron is hot. the president certainly wants to come to a deal as quickly
both senators harry reid and nancy pelosi have opposed that idea in the past. he says the president can get them to budge. >> yeah, the president essentially wants what he calls balance. either you increase revenue or you, you know, decrease the spending or you try to find some type of balance. when he gets into these democratic side, they don't want programs to be cut on the backs of, let's say, the recipients, middle class recipients. here's nancy pelosi and how she explains that....
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harry reid putting on the full court press over releasing more tax returns from mitt romney. unsourced accusations in the process. reid saying romney won't release them because he hasn't paid any. listen to this. >> the word is out he hasn't paid taxes for ten years. let him prove he has paid taxes because he hasn't. >> yesterday on sean hannity's shore, the presumptive nominee fired back. >> time for harry to put up or shut up. harry will have to describe who it is he spoke with. that's totally and completely wrong. it's untrue, dishonest and inaccurate. it's wrong. i am looking forward to have harry reveal his sources and we will find out it's the white house. >> he sounds angry. he released one complete tax filing for 2010 with an estimate for 2011. far fewer than most modern candidates including president obama who released a dozen years of returns. >> you have to look at one of the most amazing pieces of surveillance video we have seen in a long time. granny's got a gun. a bunch of gang members storms into a jewelry store in garden grove, california. they rush in and sec
harry reid putting on the full court press over releasing more tax returns from mitt romney. unsourced accusations in the process. reid saying romney won't release them because he hasn't paid any. listen to this. >> the word is out he hasn't paid taxes for ten years. let him prove he has paid taxes because he hasn't. >> yesterday on sean hannity's shore, the presumptive nominee fired back. >> time for harry to put up or shut up. harry will have to describe who it is he spoke...
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senate democratic leader harry reid blamed boehner and the house republicans. way to go, guys. >>> is rick perry going for a run, again? he said he will not lead the lone star state after 14 years in the role. he wouldn't talk about the future. by leaving in 2014, it leaves him plenty of time to mount a run for the white house. he had to give up his presidential campaign in 2012 after a less than stellar showing in iowa and new hampshire. >> this time it would be more carefully planned. >>> the house is set to vote on controversial abortion restrictions. it would require it take place in surgical centers that shuts down dozens of clinics. legislatures in the state house approved the bill but it was filibustered by the state senate. they are trying during a special session. the senate this time may take up the bill as soon as thursday. this time, it's expected to pass. >>> quite a scene in toronto drying out. heavy, heavy rains there swamped the city. that is not a road. it is a road, rather. it looks like a river, but it's a road. four inches of rain fell in ho
senate democratic leader harry reid blamed boehner and the house republicans. way to go, guys. >>> is rick perry going for a run, again? he said he will not lead the lone star state after 14 years in the role. he wouldn't talk about the future. by leaving in 2014, it leaves him plenty of time to mount a run for the white house. he had to give up his presidential campaign in 2012 after a less than stellar showing in iowa and new hampshire. >> this time it would be more carefully...
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their attempts to block a senate vote on hagel's confirmation have led majority leader harry reid to take the steps necessary to force a vote and end what is now in effect a gop filibuster. this we should note is really fairly unprecedented, especially when you're dealing with national security nominees. athena jones is following developments and is live in our washington bureau. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the key here is senator john mccain. we learned wednesday frp aiom a to mccain that he was reconsidering his pledge not to filibuster the nomination in order to put pressure on the white house to provide more information about the benghazi attack. this is just the latest sign of trouble for hagel. >> the debate on chuck hagel is not over. >> reporter: another roadblock in chuck hagel's quest to take over at the pentagon. >> we don't have the information we need and i am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers. >> reporter: republican lindsey graham repeating a threat to block the vote until he gets an answer from the white house
their attempts to block a senate vote on hagel's confirmation have led majority leader harry reid to take the steps necessary to force a vote and end what is now in effect a gop filibuster. this we should note is really fairly unprecedented, especially when you're dealing with national security nominees. athena jones is following developments and is live in our washington bureau. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the key here is senator john mccain. we learned wednesday frp...
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any senator who votes for closure on this bill is voting to give harry reid the authority to fund obamacare with just 51 votes. >> reporter: dana bash, cnn, capitol hill. >>> a former fbi agent agreed to plead guilty to leaking information about a foiled 2012 bomb plot in yemen to the associated press. donald sakulaman to the leak after obtaining the phone logs to the report. he is expected to be sentenced to 43 months in prison for that leak. in a separate case, he will plead guilty to federal child pornography charges that will bring him an additional eight years behind bars. >>> other news now. >>> lois lerner is retiring. she revealed the irs targeting of conservative and tea party groups. she has been on administrative leave with pay since refusing to answer questions from congress back in may. at that hearing, lerner defended her work with the government saying, quote, i have not broken any laws. >>> eight minutes past the hour. >>> time to get a quick check of the weather with indra petersons. freeze threat behind your head right there. >> 50 degrees is the current conditions in new
any senator who votes for closure on this bill is voting to give harry reid the authority to fund obamacare with just 51 votes. >> reporter: dana bash, cnn, capitol hill. >>> a former fbi agent agreed to plead guilty to leaking information about a foiled 2012 bomb plot in yemen to the associated press. donald sakulaman to the leak after obtaining the phone logs to the report. he is expected to be sentenced to 43 months in prison for that leak. in a separate case, he will plead...
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. >>> from aurora to capitol hill, the senate led by majority leader, harry reid, observing a moment of silence yesterday for the colorado shooting victims. >> may we pause to mourn the dead and also honor how they lived. we pledge our support to the people of aurora, colorado, both as they grieve and as they begin to heal. from this terrible tragedy. >> senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell read the names of the 12 people who died in the colorado movie theater massacre and asked for prayers for those who were injured as they continue their recovery. >>> the massacre in aurora is fueling the debate over gun control this morning. new york mayor michael bloomberg continuing his push for tighter laws while governor mitt romney in, and new jersey governor chris christie insists existing laws can get the job done. >> i think that we've got enough gun laws now, and it's time for us to aggressively enforce the gun laws we have. >> i still believe the second amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don't believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of t
. >>> from aurora to capitol hill, the senate led by majority leader, harry reid, observing a moment of silence yesterday for the colorado shooting victims. >> may we pause to mourn the dead and also honor how they lived. we pledge our support to the people of aurora, colorado, both as they grieve and as they begin to heal. from this terrible tragedy. >> senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell read the names of the 12 people who died in the colorado movie theater massacre...
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harry reid kept moving the goalposts whenever we tried to get a deal. everybody lost. if you like this, maybe a sequel is in the mix for january. if we do this again in january -- >> is the can being kicked down the road here? >> totally. name one thing in this deal that changed the underlying faults in obama care that we in a bipartisan fashion agree with and but this is the best mitch could do because we overplayed our hands so badly. by the end we had just a pair of twos. it's not us winning or losing. our system up here is completely broken. >> on "piers morgan" live richard quest summed it up as only he can. >> as at the end of the day this is the most overused phrase of the moment. this is the can that is kicked down the road. now if you this battered old can and look how many times it's been kicked, right? in fiscal year 2011, it was kicked eight times down the road and in fiscal year 2012 it was kicked down the rote and in this year, twice down the road. the first debt ceiling crisis, nasty and hard. the u.s. lost its aaa credit rating. then you had the fiscal
harry reid kept moving the goalposts whenever we tried to get a deal. everybody lost. if you like this, maybe a sequel is in the mix for january. if we do this again in january -- >> is the can being kicked down the road here? >> totally. name one thing in this deal that changed the underlying faults in obama care that we in a bipartisan fashion agree with and but this is the best mitch could do because we overplayed our hands so badly. by the end we had just a pair of twos. it's...
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had harry reid done his job and brought them to the floor and passed them and no government to be shutdown. that is the way it works. we went to conference committee. they are in transjent is keeping the government shutdown. we are offering to fund more of the government. do you realize that 85% of government is running right now? only 15% of government spending is shutting down and we are trying to encourage the passage of more of the spending and they are vetoing any more spending bills to try to open up government. we are trying to open up government as they say we won't negotiate, i think that is an untenable position. >> while washington squabbles, real people suffer. anderson cooper spoke with michelle langdon. she has a rare form of cancer and the shutdown means for her a matter of life and death. >> you've been waiting to become a part of this clinical trel and now because of the shutdown the approval process has been put on hold, is that right? >> that's correct. >> how long have you been waiting to get in? >> i've been waiting for probably a couple of weeks now. and i have actual
had harry reid done his job and brought them to the floor and passed them and no government to be shutdown. that is the way it works. we went to conference committee. they are in transjent is keeping the government shutdown. we are offering to fund more of the government. do you realize that 85% of government is running right now? only 15% of government spending is shutting down and we are trying to encourage the passage of more of the spending and they are vetoing any more spending bills to...
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. >> reporter: what would you say to the president and harry reid? >> i would say, let's get off this my way or the highway stuff. let's compromise. let's figure out what pieces we can make work and let's figure out what pieces we can make work and let's adjustment. >> reporter: karen is with a company that runs the trolley inside the arch. 48 of her employees are not getting paid, and unlike federal employees who will get compensated down the line, they will never get paid. what message would you like to tell lawmakers? >> to please come to your resolution soon. every day matters. we wake up every morning hoping that this is the day that it will come to an end and we are ready to get back to work. >> reporter: no matter where we have been, st. louis, chicago, we are now here in kansas city and basically hearing the same thing, people are disgusted with the federal government and it's safe to say the longer this federal government shutdown goes on the longer people outside of washington will be frustrated. >> our thanks to ted. one of the top republi
. >> reporter: what would you say to the president and harry reid? >> i would say, let's get off this my way or the highway stuff. let's compromise. let's figure out what pieces we can make work and let's figure out what pieces we can make work and let's adjustment. >> reporter: karen is with a company that runs the trolley inside the arch. 48 of her employees are not getting paid, and unlike federal employees who will get compensated down the line, they will never get paid....